Every January 1st it seems I have the same set of New Yearâ€™s resolutions. Over the years Iâ€™ve added a few and a few have dropped away, but the core resolves always stay the same. One of those that has made the list every year since I was 15 is â€œSee more movies...

I lived in San Francisco once. It sometimes feels distant now because I have even lived another place between there and here. San Francisco occupies an interesting place in the American imagination. Even though high rents and a sort of institutionalized and self-aware...